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ichkeria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ichk-e-ria
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya, Russia.

name

A former separatist state that controlled most of the modern republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia, Russia, from 1991 to 2000. Official name: Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.

Etymology

Likely ultimately from Kumyk ичгери (içgeri, “inner, internal, interior”), via Russian Ичке́рия (Ičkérija). See it for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ичгери, Ичке́рия

Derived Forms

Ichkerian

Phrases

Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

Questions

What does ichkeria mean?
A geographic region encompassing the highlands of eastern Chechnya, Russia.
Where does ichkeria come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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